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    pleased to give himself the Trouble to meet that Gentleman Lib. X.

    and in the most friendly manner labour to discuss all former

    Complaints with the Occasion of them, and to stipulate such

    measures as may prevent them for the future until the Bound

    aries are setled that in the mean time effectually to end

    these differences applications be made to the Proprietor at

    home to press a final Adjustment of the Boundaries that in

    Case the Province of Maryland hitherto our Good Neighbour

    should now so far change their measures as no longer to pre

    serve peace with us, the Govr would then be pleased to repre

    sent the matter effectually to the King and his Ministry and

    in the meantime by all Legal Methods to support the peace- p. 85

    able people of this Province as well as the Proprietor in the

    just Possession and Enjoyment of their rights

                             Extracted

                             p Geo Barclay Cl Concil

       His Excellency then laid before the Board the Opinion of

    Daniel Dulany Esqr his Lordships Attorney General with

    relation to Isaac Taylor and Gatchell which is as follows vizt

           The Case of Isaac Taylor and others

       They pretending to be Officers under the Government of

    Pennsylvania enter into the Possessions of several persons

    that held their Land of the Lord Proprietary of Maryland as

    part of that Province, made several Surveys and threatned

    the people that if they would not have the Lands they

    possessed Surveyed by them they woud Survey them for

    others and Actually took a House and part of a wheat field

    that was inclosed from one Lang one of his Lordships tenants

    and promised all those that would submit to the Government

    of Pennsylvania they should be protected

       Thus much I think the Depositions contain

       1.     And first then it is to be Considered whether the said

    Taylor and his Companions are Guilty of any Offence

       2.     If they are what that offence is

       3.     And in what Court they may be legally prosecuted

    for it.

       1.     That it is not Lawful for any man or number of men to

    enter into the Inclosures and Possessions of Another without p. 86

    his Leave is without Question and the doing of it with any

    Circumstance that may disturb the Possessor is an Aggrava

    tion although there be no sort of violence offered him and

       That when a number of people come together and claim

    the right of Lands or Goods quietly Possessed by another

    and by words or Actions manifest an intent to disturb that

    person by turning him forceably out of his Possession if he